Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-02-16
STATE NEWS

THE Grant County Inssne Asylum
came near burning down on the 18th
1t caught fire in the ioists over one O
the furnaces and was first disco VereO
by the light flames seen through the
shrinkage spaces under q Dashboard
and flames coming out of a fOul-al1
register in o bedroom. Supt. Show.
alter was notified, and he and the at
tendants applied water with buckets.
The loss is estimated at about $500.
AT the recent meeting of the Wiscon-
sin cranberry. growers it was resolved
that new legislative enactments for
the protection of their interests should
be secured, the existing laws having
failed to give satisfaction.
The following curious advertisement
appears in heGerman daily papers OF
Milwaukee: stThe undersigned recon-
mends himself to the esteemed public
as well qualified to deliver funeral ora
tions"
O. T. SOUTHWORTH, q grocer at La
Crosse, has assigned his business with
assets and liabilities about even at
$4,000.
NICHOLAS BURGLIN was Jailed at
Menomonie for burglary at Meridian.
1t is charged that he robbed Ole Mar
tinson of $500.
A HAY RIVER correspondent of the
Dunn County News writes that he
picked up ore at that point that
yielded about so per cent. of iron.
AN elaborate memorial has been
sent to Congress in favor of the pro-
L L.
kee by the Chamber of Commerce of
that city.
A STRANGER was arrested and placed
in jail at Lawrenceburg, Ind, for safe
keeping. He had appeared in the c,tv
two days before and placed his family,
a wife and child, and his wife's father
and mother in two scantily furnished
upper rooms. He then went on a
spree and in two days had scattered
about 5000 and had in that time worn
fifteen different suits of costly cloth
ing. He also displayed in a saloon
$4,000 in gold, and boosted that he
had more in his rooms. He assaulted
his mother-in-law and was then ar
rested. His wife says his name is
Adolph Turien, that he is land and
emigrant agent, and is addicted to
spreeing. Shesays they livein Milwan-
kee, and that they came from st.
Louis to Lawrenceburg.
THE farm residence OF James Will
Jams, in the eastern part of Eau
Claire County, was burned on the 9th.
Loss 81, 800; insurance $500.
E. FRIEND, the senior member of
the firm of f. Friend &. Bro, dealers
in hides, at 129 Michigan Street, Chi
cago, dropped dead from heart disease
on the street at Milwaukee on the
8th.
AN employ in Allen Cameron's
camps, up the Chippewa, named Fl.
Gunderson, of Eau Claire, was killed
Instantly by a tree falling on him. He
leaves g. wife and several children.
THE New Plankinton Bank, of Mil
waukee, has been opened for business.
OLE G. EARLY, foreman in Sharp's
logging camp, on the Eau Claire River,
was struck on the skull by falling
limb and it is expected will die.
A POLISH wedding at Milwaukee on
the night of the 7th, wound up in g.
free fight in which knives and beer
glasses were the principal weapons. A
number of participants were badly
cut up but it is thought no deaths will
result.
The loss by the recent fire at Gales
vile is now fixed at little over $12,-
600: insurance, $4,000.
THE zinc furnace at Mineral Point
has been put IN operation, and will be
worked to it's full capacity.
A BILL creating superior court for
Milwaukee County has been prepared,
and will be submitted to the Legis-
lature.